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Bowling Green State University
  • Barbara Hoffman, MSN,CNP
  • Director Emeritus, Wellness Connection
  • Assoc. Director, Student Health Service
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"BGSU was established in 1910..."

  • BGSU was established in 1910 to educate teachers and is still the 14th largest educator of teachers in the nation.
  • Students hail from 49 states and 75 countries
  • Over 21,000 students
  • Student/ Faculty ratio 19:1
  • More than 200 undergraduate majors


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BGSU Wellness Connection
  • Mission Statement:
  • The Wellness Connection is committed to meeting students’ needs and providing educational opportunities that foster optimum health and wellness.
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Wellness Connection provides students with the following services:
  • Comprehensive health and wellness resource library
  • Nutrition counseling by a registered dietician
  • Alcohol and chemical dependency counseling by a certified counselor
  • Individual counseling and group presentations by health educators and medical providers
  • Monthly campus-wide comprehensive education through Stall Talk, RA Bulletin Boards, and many other activities
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"Health and wellness programs by..."
  • Health and wellness programs by trained staff and peer educators
  • “Don’t Cancel that Class”
  • Collaboration with other departments to provide educational programs for discipline cases
  • Assessment of the programs and services provided by the Wellness Connection
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"Bowling Green State University encourages..."
  • Bowling Green State University encourages students to take responsibility for their behaviors through year-round promotion of healthy lifestyle choices.
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BGSU Programs & Initiatives
  • Orientation
  • Stall Talk
  • Boozin N' Cruisin
  • RA Bulletin Boards
  • Late Nite at the Rec
  • Big Playground
  • Bacchus/Gamma
  • Resource Library
  • UNIV 100 classes
  • 21st Birthday Cards
  • Designated Driver Cards
  • National Campus Safety Awareness
  • Joel Goldman to campus
  • Hydration Celebration
  • Safe Spring Break kits
  • Health Fair
  • Stress Free Zone
  • Viewpoints, Perspectives
  • Party Smart
  • Alcohol
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NCAAW at BGSU
  • In collaboration with Residence Life, Greek Affairs, and local businesses


  • Activities include:
  •   -Dry Social Day
  • -Mocktails
  • -Fatal Vision Obstacle Course
  • -Party Smart Day
  • -Window Splashes by Greeks social norming messages
  • -Sex-Tac-Toe
  • -Punch Pong Tournament
  • -What’s Your Flavor
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"Designated Driver Cards"
  • Designated Driver Cards
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Comprehensive, integrated programs targeting…
  • Individuals, including at-risk
  • Student population as a whole
  • College and the surrounding community
  • Coalition for B!G Choices
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Think B!G


  • Go Falcons!